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Bug 384997: rewrite the documentation on 'When a web site requires a certificate' and 'Validation'. r=jwalden, a=mconnor

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sites.</p>
<h4 id="certificates">Certificates</h4>
<p>Certificates help perform encryption and decryption of connections to
<a href="glossary.xhtml#secure_site">secure sites</a>.</p>
<p><a href="glossary.xhtml#certificate">Certificates</a> help perform
encryption and decryption of connections to <a
href="glossary.xhtml#secure_site">secure sites</a>.</p>
<p><em>When a web site requires a certificate:</em><br/>
When a web site requests a secure connection, &brandShortName; will by
default automatically use an appropriate certificate. If you wish to
manually choose a certificate (for example, if you wish to use a certain
type of encryption instead of what is automatically selected), select the
&pref.singular; <em>Ask me every time</em> and you'll be in complete
control of what certificates you use while browsing.</p>
Some servers ask you to identify yourself with a personal certificate. In
order to do so, they ask &brandShortName; to generate one for you. When
you visit the site in the future, &brandShortName; selects the certificate
without asking you by default. If you wish to manually choose a
certificate (for example, if you have multiple certificates stored for
multiple web sites), select the <em>Ask me every time</em> &pref.singular;
and you'll be in complete control of what certificates are being sent to
web sites while browsing.</p>
<p><em>View Certificates</em><br/>
Click this button to view stored certificates, import new certificates,
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<em>Revocation Lists</em> button to manage the CRLs installed on your
computer.</p>
<p><em>Verification</em><br/>
&brandShortName; verify the validity of your certificates using OCSP
(Online Certificate Status Protocol) every time they are viewed or used.
&brandShortName; does not use OCSP by default, but if you want to enable
it, you can do so here. You will most likely only need to change this if
your Internet environment requires it.</p>
<p><em>Validation</em><br/>
&brandShortName; may ask an OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol)
server to confirm that a certificate is still valid. By default,
&brandShortName; validates a certificate if the certificate provides an
OCSP server. Alternately, you can choose an OCSP server against which to
validate all certificates. Click the <em>Validation</em> button to manage
these &pref.plural;. You will most likely only need to change this if your
Internet environment requires it.</p>
<p><em>Security Devices</em><br/>
Security devices can encrypt and decrypt connections and store
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than the one in &brandShortName;, click the <em>Security Devices</em>
button.</p>
<div class="contentsBox"><em>07 October 2007</em></div>
<div class="contentsBox"><em>09 October 2007</em></div>
<p>Copyright &copy; &copyright.years; Contributors to the Mozilla Help Viewer Project.</p>
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